Friday, 1 April 2016

Climate change: Greenland melting tied to shrinking Arctic sea ice

'Blocking-high' pressure systems spawn most of the warming that melts Greenland surface ice, study says

Summary: Vanishing Arctic sea ice. Dogged weather systems over Greenland. Far-flung surface ice melting on the massive island. These dramatic trends and global sea-level rise are linked, according to a new study.

 Rivers of melted ice and a meltwater lake on Greenland on July 19, 2015. Credit: Maria-José Viñas, NASA Earth Science News Team

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